DTVHINDIBGT 2024-25: I think it’s going to be a big series in Australia for Pant: Shane Watson
Pant is in amazing form these days in Test cricket. Shane Watson and Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter The Indian cricket team will tour Australia for the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test series later this year. So, before the start of this much-awaited series between India and Australia, cricket experts and former players are continuously making statements. On the other hand, now a new name of former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has been added to this rhetoric. Before the start of this high voltage series, Watson has said about star Indian wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant that this is going to be a big series for him in Australia. Shane Watson gave a big statement regarding Rishabh Pant Let us tell you that while talking on BGT on the sidelines of the International Masters League (IML), Shane Watson quoted ESPN Cricinfo as saying – Pant has obviously got very good memories from the batting point of view in Australia from his last tour. The innings played by Pant in Gabba was very special. So, knowing that he has overcome his challenges over the years and has been able to come back an even better player than where he left off. I think this is going to be a big series for him in Australia. On the other hand, let us tell you that Pant has scored a total of 624 runs in the 12 Test innings played in Australia at a strike rate of 72.13. In such a situation, when India will tour Australia for this series, Pant is going to be an important player in the middle order for India. It will be worth watching how Pant will perform during this series? Full schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1st Test 22–26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth Second Test 6–10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Third Test 14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane Fourth Test 26-30 December: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fifth Test 3-7 January: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Pat Cummins paid tribute to the legacy of the late Shane Warne on his 55th birthday in a special way, watch video
Warne is the second highest wicket taker in Test cricket Shane Warne (Image Credit- Twitter X) The cricket world is celebrating the 55th birthday of the late Australian spinner Shane Warne today on 13 September. On this occasion, fellow cricketers and others have been seen paying tribute to Warne in their own way. So, on this occasion, Australia’s Test and ODI team captain Pat Cummins has been seen paying tribute to Warne in a special way. Let us tell you that on Warne’s birthday, cricket.com.au has shared a video on its official X account. In this video, Cummins has told the fans the essence of Warne’s life and cricket in a very poetic way. In this video, Cummins said about Warne- We can count wickets, but we cannot measure the feelings, the emotions that he created inside us. It is a simple feeling of joy. A chubby face in cricket whites, he picked up a ball at the age of 12 and at 15 he cast his spell on the cricket world. He was just an extraordinary boy. It meant that he felt like one of us, he left the world watching us struggle, and left the cricket world defeated. Watch this video of Pat Cummins Happy birthday, Warnie. A poetic tribute to the life and magic of Shane Keith Warne, as read by Australia Test captain Pat Cummins. pic.twitter.com/PNqgIrgU7f — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 13, 2024 Let us tell you that Shane Warne has 708 wickets in his name in Test cricket. With this, he is second after Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of taking the most wickets in Test cricket. Muralitharan has taken 800 wickets in Test cricket. Apart from this, Warne, who made his international debut against India in 1992, has taken 1001 international wickets in 339 international matches. He also made Rajasthan Royals champions under his captaincy in IPL 2008.
Daughter Brooke Warne gets emotional on father Shane Warne’s birthday, shares special photos on social media
Shane Warne passed away on 4 March 2022 at the age of 52. Shane Warne (Pic Source-X) Australia’s legendary spinner Shane Warne is considered one of the best bowlers in the world. His performance on behalf of Australia has always been tremendous in international cricket and there are many records that he has made and broken with his deadly bowling. Let us tell you, Shane Warne died on 4 March 2022 at the age of 52. Late Shane Warne was remembered by his daughter Brooke Warne on his birthday and shared a special post for him on her social media account. Brooke has shared her childhood photos with her father on social media. Shane Warne died due to a heart attack. Brooke shared pictures with her father on her Instagram and captioned it, ‘Happy Birthday Papa, I love you very much and today has been a very special day for all of us.’ Here’s Brooke Warne’s Instagram post: Let us tell you that Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has 708 wickets in Test cricket. With this, he is second after Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of taking the most wickets in Test cricket. Muralitharan took 800 wickets in Test cricket which is a world record. Warne was not only a bowler, but also had the ability to play the role of a lower order batsman in difficult times. In 1992, Warne made his international debut against the Indian cricket team. In a career spanning over 16 years, he has taken 1,001 wickets in 339 international matches with an average of 25.51. Apart from this, the first season of IPL was played in the year 2008. Warne was made the captain of Rajasthan Royals in the first season. Where his team became the champion despite being the weakest. There are many players in the world who consider Warne as their idol. Players who scored most centuries in Tests between IND vs BAN- List of players who scored most runs in the powerplay of T20I in 2024- Ishan Kishan suddenly entered the Duleep Trophy and then scored a century Players who have won the most “Player of the Match” in WTC- Know how is Virat Kohli’s record in the test against Bangladesh? Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir Khan broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 33 year old record Wicketkeepers with most Man of the Match awards for India 7 expensive watches of Hardik Pandya and their prices, know here-
After Shane Warne’s 40-minute conversation, Piyush Chawla created a stir in IPL – know what happened?
Inspired by Shane Warne’s words, Chawla repaid the faith the team had shown in him. (Photo Source: BCCI) Australia’s iconic leg-spinner Shane Warne has helped many budding spinners in his country as well as the rest of the world. However, he passed away in the year 2022. Veteran Indian spinner Piyush Chawla recently recalled a conversation with the late legend Shane Warne, which has had a huge impact on his career. Talking about Piyush Chawla, he represented Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the first edition of the IPL in the year 2008, when he was just 19 years old. The T20 format was new in India at that time, and like many others, Chawla was also trying to understand the format and gameplay of T20 cricket. He made his T20 debut for Uttar Pradesh in 2007, where he registered impressive figures of 3-23. However, he struggled in the big leagues early in his career, conceding 46 runs in three overs in his first two Indian Premier League (IPL) matches against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). Piyush Chawla made this statement while speaking on 2 Sloggers Podcast “Our first match was against CSK and they had scored 230+ runs. I bowled one over and gave away 20 runs. So I just got one over. I thought ‘no problem. What’s done is done’. After that we reached Jaipur for the second match against Rajasthan Royals. We batted first and I scored 24 runs off 11-12 balls. When I came to bowl, I gave away 30 runs in 2 overs. After that I went to my room and thought ‘this T20 cricket is not my cup of tea’.” He further said, “After the match, Yuvraj came and introduced me to the great Shane Warne. I went to his room and started talking. I was not able to speak English and he was not able to understand much. But whatever little I understood, he understood. After 40 minutes I came out of his room and I am not joking, I felt that there is no bowler better than me. He told me a lot of things and explained me small things about cricket.” Piyush Chawla registered figures of 2- 16 in the next match against Mumbai Indians Inspired by Shane Warne’s words, Chawla justified the faith the team had shown in him. He picked up two wickets for just 16 runs in Kings XI Punjab’s stunning win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in Mohali. After this, Chawla never looked back and became one of the highest wicket-takers in IPL history.
Shane Warne was scared of Brian McMillan’s threat on the field, Mark Taylor made a big revelation
Brian McMillan said to Shane Warne, “Hey Warnie! Too many people die in South Africa every day, one more won’t make a difference.” Mark Taylor (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin and former Australian captain Mark Taylor were guests on the new episode of sports commentator’s show The Willow Talk. In the episode, they talked about many things related to the game. In the show, Mark Taylor was asked about his most memorable one-liner till date, to which he replied by mentioning the conversation that took place on the field between legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne and former South African all-rounder Brian McMillan. Taylor told how Shane Warne trembled with fear on the field due to a threat from McMillan. Read the detailed conversation between Brian McMillan and Shane Warne here- During the fourth innings of the third Test of the 1993-94 series between Australia and South Africa, the African team was chasing a target of 321 runs to win the series and Australia needed to bowl them out to save a draw. There was a tense atmosphere in the field, especially with McMillan at the crease and only a few wickets remaining. Shane Warne was struggling to get McMillan out. Mark Taylor, while talking about the conversation between Shane Warne and Brian McMillan, said that Warne had told McMillan about his upcoming delivery before bowling. But even then McMillan failed to face most of Warne’s balls. Then, after a few overs, McMillan had strengthened his grip and Warne kept bowling to him. McMillan then walked up to the pitch in his imposing style and threatened Shane Warne. McMillan’s actions scared Warne a lot. McMillan told Warne, “Hey Warnie! Too many people die every day in South Africa, one more won’t make a difference.” Hearing this revelation from Mark Taylor, the entire podcast panel including Alyssa Healy started laughing. Mark Taylor was fielding nearby during that match, he saw that Warne was trembling with fear. Worried, he then went to Warne in the run-up to talk to him. Talking about the match, Shane Warne dismissed Brian McMillan for just 4 runs in 38 balls. After which the Australian team won the match by a huge margin of 191 runs.
VIDEO: When Shane Warne predicted Brendon McCullum’s shot in BBL and then got him out
Warne is counted among some of the greatest spin bowlers in world cricket Shane Warne (Image Credit- Twitter/X) Australia’s late former cricketer Shane Warne is known as the magician of spin, who used to make the ball dance to his tunes. Warne is the one who bowled the ball of century in cricket. Warne had such magic of spin in his hands that even the best players could not play him easily. Warne took 708 wickets in 145 Test matches and 293 wickets in 194 ODIs for Australia. Although he never played T20 International cricket for Australia, he had played 73 T20 matches in tournaments like IPL and Big Bash League. During this period, he took a total of 70 wickets at an average of 26.61. Apart from making the ball dance to his tunes, he was known for playing mind games on the field. Warne used to know in advance which shot the batsman was going to play. He used this specialty of his in a match during the Big Bash League in 2011, when he went one step ahead of the batsman on strike. So this batsman was none other than former New Zealand cricket team captain and explosive batsman Brendon McCullum. Let us tell you that a match was being played between Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars on Brisbane ground that season. At that time Warne, who was playing for the Stars, was continuously talking to the commentators with a microphone, and during this he predicted the shots to be played by McCullum and bowled the same type of ball to him so that he could counter them. During the match, a commentator asked Shane Warne, “What about McCullum, Shane?” McCullum replied to the commentator, “Maybe after the first shot he will play a sweep shot or play with force from inside-out. So here I want to try and bowl him a fast ball that slides.” McCullum then plays a sweep shot against Warne; since Warne knew he was going to do so, he bowls a fast delivery which lands straight between leg and middle stump and hits the off stump. See how Shane Warne got Brendon McCullum out On the other hand, if we tell you the situation of this match, then Brendon McCullum’s team had to face defeat. While chasing the target of 178 runs given by Melbourne Stars, Brisbane Heat could only score 169/7.
Shane Warne stand at Melbourne Cricket Ground will be upgraded very soon, read the big news
Shane Warne is one of the greatest Australian cricketers Shane Warne Stand (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Shane Warne Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is set to undergo a major and material makeover, according to the latest media reports. However, despite a light financial year, the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), which manages the Melbourne Cricket Ground, has posted a profit in recent times. It is worth noting that the Melbourne Cricket Club has earned a profit of 32.1 million US dollars in the financial year 2024. So now after this earning of MCC, they have decided to upgrade the Shane Warne stand located in the northern part of the ground. Along with this, MCC Chief Executive Stuart Fox has also made a big statement regarding this. Let us tell you that recently Stuart Fox said on WA Today – The construction of the upgrade is of 18 months’ duration, the samples of which have been presented beyond expectations. If we take a closer look at the statement given by Stuart Fox, then the upgraded version of the Shane Warne stand located at the Melbourne Cricket Ground can be seen in about 18 months. However, now it remains to be seen how long it will take for this stand to be ready in a new form. MCC President also responded On the other hand, MCC President Fred Oldfield said on this issue – The stadium is an old asset, so we must continue to reinvest in the venue to ensure that MCG remains a world-class place for cricket. To this end, in collaboration with the State Government and the MCG Trust, the club has developed a business case to explore various options for the future of the Shane Warne Stand. Our current financial position now allows us to potentially contribute to further improvements to the stadium and potential stand redevelopment.
Shane Watson apologizes to RCB fans for his disappointing performance against SRH in the IPL 2016 final, watch viral video
RCB had to face defeat by 8 runs in the final match. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Image Credit- Twitter X) Shane Watson, the former veteran all-rounder of Australia and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team, has apologized to RCB fans for his poor performance in the final match of IPL 2024. It is noteworthy that the final match of that season of IPL was played between Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In this match, Hyderabad won the IPL title for the first time by defeating Bengaluru by 8 runs. So, if we look at Watson’s performance with bat and ball in this match, he scored 61 runs in 4 overs, and scored only 11 runs in 9 balls with bat. However, now this veteran all-rounder has apologized to RCB fans. Shane Watson apologized to RCB fans Let us tell you that recently Shane Watson had come to Presidency University in Bengaluru to participate in a program regarding his new book ‘The Winner’s Mindset’. Here Watson said- I wholeheartedly apologize to all the RCB fans present here tonight. I need to apologize to RCB fans because the 2016 IPL final was held at Chinnaswamy Stadium. I was completely prepared for this match. I was hoping to do my best, but my performance was one of the worst when it comes to bowling in the final, and it was probably because of me that RCB lost that IPL. Watch this viral video of Shane Watson Shane Watson apologizing to fans for the 2016 IPL Final loss. Shane Watson – What a guy, He is gem of a person. pic.twitter.com/DkkudzQq3L — Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) May 21, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about Watson’s performance for RCB, he played a total of 24 matches for the team in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. During this period, Watson scored a total of 215 runs with the bat at a modest average of 13.15. While in bowling, he took a total of 25 wickets with an economy of 8.76.
Shane Watson gave a big statement regarding Hardik Pandya before the T20 World Cup.
T20 World Cup is starting from June 2 Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: Getty Images) Hardik Pandya’s performance as captain in the ongoing IPL 2024 has not been anything special. Let us tell you that in the ongoing IPL, Mumbai became the first team to be eliminated from the playoff race. Mumbai team management had traded Hardik to Gujarat Titans before the start of IPL, and appointed the new captain in place of Rohit. However, this strategy of Mumbai did not work much. But now Hardik Pandya will not only be seen playing for the Indian cricket team in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, but he has also been made the vice-captain of the team. So now before the start of this tournament, former Australian cricket team’s veteran all-rounder Shane Watson has given a big statement. Watson says that he will have to tighten his belt during the upcoming tournament. Shane Watson gave a big statement regarding Hardik Pandya Let us tell you that in the ongoing IPL, Shane Watson said in a discussion with Jio Cinema – I feel that Hardik Pandya will really have to step up and dominate in the last IPL match. The T20 World Cup is not far away and he will have to improve his performance, especially with the bat. Watson further said- He has a lot to play for. His performance this season has been quite disappointing, but he is a quality player and needs to tighten his belt. He would like to perform brilliantly in front of the domestic cricket fans at his team’s home ground. On the other hand, if we give you information about the performance of Hardik Pandya in the ongoing season, in the 13 matches played, he has taken 11 wickets at an economy of 10.58 and scored a total of 200 runs at an average of 18.18. Hardik would like to forget this performance and perform brilliantly for Team India in the T20 World Cup.
Shane Watson raised questions on the selection of Rohit Sharma and BCCI, asked- “Can I know why this player was selected?”
BCCI had announced the 15-member Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024 on April 30. Many players were entered in this team, while there were some players whose non-selection was very shocking for the cricket legends and fans, like Rinku Singh and KL Rahul did not get a chance in this squad. If we assess the team that has been selected for the T20 World Cup, India looks excellent in every department except fast bowling. The pace attack department includes Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Arshdeep Singh – in such a situation, apart from Jasprit Bumrah, cricket experts are not having much confidence in the other two bowlers. Khalil Ahmed and Avesh Khan have been included as reserves for the tournament. On which many veterans have raised questions. Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes that T Natarajan’s consistently good bowling performances in IPL 2024 should have earned him a place in India’s squad for the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup. Watson revealed that he was quite surprised by SRH’s Natarajan being left out of India’s 15-man squad for the World Cup, and pointed out how the fast bowler would have played a vital role in India’s bowling attack. Let us tell you that Natarajan is in great form in IPL 2024, he has taken 15 wickets in his eight matches for SRH, due to which he currently has the Purple Cap. While advocating for Natarajan, Shane Watson said in his statement- “His ability to bowl yorkers, along with that change of pace, is something he keeps doing again and again. That’s why I wonder how he is not in the team. When the entire match is under the control of the batsmen and you are bowling important bowling at such a time, it is surprising for me to not be included in the team even after such a performance. When he performs well at such times, we all are very happy watching his bowling.”
